Mycobacterium phage DirtDevil

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Detailed Information for Phage DirtDevil
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByNatalie Styles, Audrey Philbrook
Year Found2025
Location FoundOrono, ME United States
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Maine, Honors College
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation TemperatureNot entered
GPS CoordinatesUnavailable
Discovery NotesIt was found in a moist flower bed after a rainstorm.
Naming NotesWe named it this because we felt as though it was fitting since we found it in the dirt.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Date Sequencing CompletedNov 25, 2025
Sequencing FacilityHubbard Center for Genome Studies at the University of New Hampshire
Shotgun Sequencing MethodIllumina
Sequencer UsedIllumina NextSeq 1000
Read TypePaired-end reads
Approximate Shotgun Coverage742
Genome length (bp)49468
Character of genome ends3' Sticky Overhang
Overhang Length10 bases
Overhang SequenceCGGATGGTAA
GC Content63.9%
Fasta file available?Available upon entering GPS coordinates
Characterization
ClusterA
SubclusterA1
Cluster Life CycleTemperate
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesIt has small plaques, around .25-.5cm in diameter.
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Virtual Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload